Directions

My Experience

Verdict

I'm not a big fan of heavy makeup because I find it hard to remove. I know that baby oil helps remove them faster but the thing is, I really hate its oiliness. Actually, I really hate the oily feeling in general.

But one day, while I was browsing through the net, I read this article about how micellar water can change your life, etc. This, in turn, intrigued me as I found it promising so I began to search for the best budget micellar water and guess what topped the chart, Garnier!

I've seen this sold in Shopwise supermarket at Php 169.00 so I immediately bought one. There were two variants of the Garnier Micellar Water: for sensitive skin (colored pink) and for oily and acne-prone skin (colored blue). I bought the blue one since my skin type is oily and VERY acne-prone. Luckily, my sister bought the other variant so I was able to try both.


I was really excited to try them so I applied full makeup with my waterproof Maybelline Hyper Curl Volume Express mascara. Honestly, I have a love-hate relationship with this mascara. I love it because it lengthens and volumizes my lashes really well, on the other hand, I hate it because it's very difficult to remove.

I first tried the pink micellar water (sensitive skin). True enough, it was easier to remove makeup using it. In addition, it doesn't feel oily at all. Although, I had to waste around 7-10 cotton balls to fully remove everything. It was also a little difficult to remove the waterproof mascara using this. My eyes hurt a little because of the tugging while removing the mascara.

On the other hand, the blue micellar water (for oily skin) was better. It was so much easier to remove everything using this. The waterproof mascara was also removed easily. In my opinion, this is a better option than the pink one.

Both variants have the same price but due to their performance in removing make-up, the blue one would appear to be cheaper. Since, you only need a smaller amount of micellar water to remove everything on your face.

Verdict:

To sum it up, I already LOVE this product and I would greatly recommend this to everyone. It does a great job in removing your makeup (even the waterproof ones) and it leaves your face feeling moisturized. Also, it doesn't feel oily at all. ♡

Blackheads are probably the second annoying thing that conquers my face. Those pesky little black dots are trying to make my nose like a human connect the dots. I know I'm not alone in this annoying little struggle. Usually, in order to get rid of them, most people buy nose pore strips sold in drug stores.
Speaking of which, I bought one in 698 Mall in Divisoria. It is called Pil'aten Black Head Pore Strip and is priced at only Php 10.00 per sachet. I've been seeing a lot of this in the internet so I immediately grabbed one. It's cheap anyways.
The packaging is really messy since it's in a sachet without a twist cap. Once you open it, you have to be careful because it spills. The product itself is colored black with an Elmer's glue-like consistency.


According to the instructions, you have to spread it evenly on your nose then let it dry for 30 minutes. Personally, I put a generous amount on my nose because of my past experience with other nose pore strips. Before, I only apply a normal amount on my nose but when it's time to peel it off, it usually breaks. This in turn makes it so hard to clean. Anyway, back to Pilaten. After applying a generous amount, I also waited for a little longer (45 minutes) than the required amount just to be sure that the blackheads are already stuck to the strip.


Once the 45 minute wait is over, I pulled the pore strip in an upward motion starting from the bottom of my nose.


There are tiny little hair-like structures stuck in the pore strip. I don't know if you can see it in the picture. I don't know if those are my blackheads because they're too small and there are also structures that looks like whiteheads. But, the blackheads on my nose are still there. (Sorry!! I forgot to take a picture the before and after of my nose) I think nothing happened. Probably, it only stripped the oils on my nose.

Overall, based on my experience, I don't recommend this nose pore strip. It didn't work in removing my blackheads. But of course, every product reacts differently depending on your skin. So, what doesn't work for me, isn't necessarily the same for you. If you have time, you can try it. Anyway, it's very cheap. ♡

I'm a huge skin care addict. And almost all skin care addicts on a budget know that Watson's is a heaven. Personally, I spend a minimum of 30 minutes just roaming around their aisles.


During my "roaming sessions", I noticed this simple looking blue tin with scribbled words "Nivea Creme". I looked at the bottom of the tin to get more details about the product but it was so straight forward that all I got was it is the most sold moisturizer worldwide. This piqued my curiosity.



I read dozens of reviews regarding this product and more than half of them LOVED it. Yes, love was the right term not like. Well, this pushed me to buy this product.

Most people who bought Nivea Creme used it as a facial moisturizer during winter. At that time, I didn't have a facial moisturizer so why not try it.



I was surprised the first time I swiped it on my face. It was thick. The term "a little goes a long way" was really true! It was a little hard to spread and yeah, a little amount was able to accommodate a lot on my face. I also read other reviews that they used it as an eye cream and lip balm. So when I put it at night as face cream, I include the skin around my eyes and my lips.

When I woke up the next day, my face and lips felt soooooo soft! I instantly liked it! So I continued using it and I added some uses such as cracked heel moisturizer, elbow and knee moisturizer, and hair shine.

I was in loved with this product because it was a GREAT all around moisturizer. BUT of course, in this world there is no such thing as too good to be true. After probably a week, I noticed that I kept on having pimples nonstop. At first, I didn't wanted to accept that maybe the Nivea Creme was the culprit specially because some of my friends told me that my face looked glowing. But the pimples were slowly colonizing my face so I decided to stop and observe. Sadly, it was really the fault of Nivea Creme. 😔

Even though it gave me pimples, I still love it. I still use until now. I just stopped using it as a face cream. Anyway, listed below are the different uses of Nivea Creme to give you a summary of how you can maximize it.

USES

Facial Moisturizer. I suggest use this every night before you sleep. This is a heavy moisturizer and in my experience, it made my face looked oily when used during daytime. (By the way, my skin type is oily.)

Eye Cream. Again, use this before bedtime together when you use it as a face moisturizer. According to other bloggers, it can prevent the early appearance of wrinkles. (I can't attest to this since I already stopped using it as a face moisturizer and eye cream. Sorry!)

Lip moisturizer. So far, this is the best of all the lip balms or lip moisturizers I used. Use this every night before you sleep, then you'll wake up to a baby soft lips. AND you'll be having your baby soft lips the WHOLE DAY even when you wear a drying lipstick. BUT I suggest you only put this on your lips at night. Why? Because your stomach will get upset due to accidentally ingesting some of the product.

Hand Cream. Use this to have baby soft hands

Cracked Heels Moisturizer. It does a good job in moisturizing your cracked heels and with continued use, your cracked heels will turn soft 😉

Hair Shine. Sounds crazy? Yeah I admit it does, but it won't hurt if you try it. And I can assure you that you won't regret it. It did a really good job in taming all the crazy frizz on my hair.

So, that's it so far. For my final verdict, this is a REALLY GOOD all around moisturizer. I would suggest you try it too since it wouldn't hurt your wallet if you do. 😊

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